max richter

[mxmai]

so yesterday i got the bleep (http://bleep.com) newsletter, so of course i went hunting for some new stuff.


one of the guys they mentioned was max richter (http://www.maxrichter.com), who's just released a new album, songs from before on the UK's fatcat records (http://www.fat-cat.co.uk/).

wow.


i'm trying to cook up some ideas for a piece i'm working on at the moment, and this is exactly what i need to get things running. it's all classical-based stuff; rolling, spooky string compositions over nice big, hollow soundscapes. and he's got robert wyatt reciting poetry over the top. it's fucking incredible.

also got his older album, the blue notebooks, which is equally impressive.



so, who wants to tell me i'm slow for taking so long to get on this fantastic bandwagon?

[evilchris2]

I've got a wicked live set of his as well; I'll def. have to pass it onto you sometime so you can have a listen - sounds like it might def. generate creative inspiration:)

[mxmai]

aaah, i should have known you would already be onto this guy, chris. i'd be reeeeeally interested to see what he does in a live show.

[SkinDeep]

I have The Blue Notebooks album, it's awesome. :)

[mxmai]

check the new one, skindeep. it's in a slightly different direction but it's still amazing.